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October 2014

by Kirill Vinnikov Most of the islands in the Central Pacific are very young in comparison with continental landmasses. They began to develop deep in the ocean through active volcanic processes and eventually emerged above the water creating completely new habitats for different types of organisms. How numerous species of plants and animals colonized these novel…

by Charles de Bourcy Lush is the diversity of life forms on Earth, unrelenting their struggle for survival. From the fluorescent pygmy scorpion hiding in tree bark to an underwater feeding frenzy in front of the island of Nusa Lembongan, all observations on our naturalist expedition to the Malay Archipelago in August 2014, led by Rob…